Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-25

| IL IL tAlTtIntlN QUILT Is, IN 1act, won
derful. The paper has been lying in the
drawer of the safe for a month it came
oversky, so to speak, all the way vet IT
smells of the shi p or of the letter bag lust
rs Indian papers always do smell Foreign
letters have all get double smell in fact, =
he smelt the paper curiously. zone OF
the place where they come from There,
n Calcutta smell and a Bombay smell, and
n Delhi smell that | can detet: of course
every city has its own peculiar smell
And there's the smell of the voyage as
well. Now this paper has never been on
a ship at all aud yet it has this smell OF
the voyage. Ho" are we to explain that p
'As for me-" Paul replied cheerfully,
81 explain nothing. ] am not responsible
for TIM, paper or for the way in which il
came"
"Why try to explain Y' asked Mr.. Bru
denel. The fact is before us Every one
here can testify TO that. And now" he
looked round with an air of assurance and
triumph, 81 presume that no one will
doubt my statement of tine case Aud
hope trust that this miracle, can &C
count it As nothing les will remove the
last shreds OF DOUBT if any remain as tc
the mission Of my young friend here"
All those who had any right to be con
sidered persons of authority here stepped
forward and shook hands. first with Mr..
Brudenei and then with Herr Paulus.
1t was at this point that Mr. Brudenel
utllNtrtu lllnSell OF Jnt speech WnlCh mas
already been mentioned. 1t was purely
spontaneous and unprecedented speech,
sprngng straight from the Joy and
triumph of his heart. And everybody
felt that he ha d the right to make that
speech.
Sibyl who preserved her presence of
mind and remained uumoved looked in
qurugly at Tom, who only shook his
head mOurnfully. The case was beyond
| him. 1t seemed for the moment as If the
scoffers were silenced. Certainly, his
| | laboratory contained no such secret as
would enable him to annihilate time and
space, except by means of thee electric
spark, which does not conveya book and
parcels, The Professor, however, rallied
! He was beaten down but not conquered
81 admit" he said, that YOU have a
very strong case, particularly if it could
BE- shown that no one could receive copy
! ot-the pRper by post in time TO place it in
the safe. Until that is proved cannot
acknowledge the genuluencSs otthis mira
| Gle. We must not accept the impossible
as accomplished until there remains no
room for doubt Have You anything to
and, sir 2" He turned to Herr Paulus.
81? Nothing" The young philosopher
was standing carelessly, as if he was not
at all interested in the case Nothing at
all. II you cannot accept Mr.. Brudenel's
atement, II is waste of time adding mine
by way of corrOboration. Perhaps, as YOU
say, the safe has been tempered with. Yet
the tampering must have have been effect
ed between the earliest possible time hen
the paper would be received, aud nine
O'Clock, the time when everybody here
arrived. Let us get our limits of time
exact ! ought to add, however, that 1t is
not my'buslnesS TO perform couiuring
tricks, even of this kind. But 1t was
thought necessary to impress upon PEG
Pile by some such manifestations the real
nj a
dium in the ordinary sense OF the word"
"Nouare noe, said EmmHrel Chick.
MY Friends converse with each other
freely, whether they are dead or alive :
whether they are together or apart"
Are we not mixing things yp asked the
Professor.
"No-if succeed in showing you eX-
acty what claim to be and TO do. If yOu
come here expecting the ordinary raps
and things you are mistaken. The arrival
of this paper is not due to any spirit, but
to living person"
"Humph p said the Professor.
"rhe original intention of that living
person has been carried out Mr.. Cyru.
Brudenei has no longer any doubt at all. )"
None" said that gentleman none
whatever. We stand upon the Solid Rock
upon the Solid Rock"
The repetition OF this assertion untOrtu
nately weakened its strength. 1t seemed
rs if the incredulity of the Professor mad
taken something from the Solidity of the
Rock.
There are some" said Herr Paulus,
"who are so preiudiced that they will
Sharply to the Professor. "What is it you
would Ike to have?'
GIVE me this DAYS paper"
"Well, gave it Mr., Brulenel, but YOU
won't believe me. Still if you are not
contented, and if my Friends are willing
to crafty . sceptcal mind-nOt.th4t Won
will believe bit the mOre-but still
He said tins very slowly, and with mean
ing, insomuch that there was once more
Il hush of expectation, and all eyes We're
turned upon him. "See - he cried throw
ing forward his right arm with the same
gesture that he had employed on the first
evening Then he raised his left hand
aud caught something toded-how it
came or whence, no one saw. 1t was Il
folded paper, and he handed 1t to the Pro
feSsOr
"What is it ?" he asked
The Professor opened the paper, looked
at the title and at the date.
Good heavens he cried, "it Is today
paper"
ION !" Everybody said that.
"Today's PAPER" he repeated, again
looking at the title and the date. The
Friend Of Indid published at Delhi this
very day. Is it possible ?"
I1erT ItuluS LOOK lHt piptr lIDtl ms
unresiting hand and gave it to Lady Au-
gl-ta, who gave it to Hetty, who passed
it on TO another, and so it passed from
band to hand, for everybody wanted to see
for themselves this most wonderful thing.
Tom" Sibyl whispered II feel as if
my head was going round. What does it
all mean? Can there be any reality in
| t."
II believe, " Tom replied, "thaJ we are
all mesmeTsed, and that ne makes us see
ana say and testify exactly what he likes.
Keep your head steady, Dodo. The Pro-
lessor looks like the proverbial stuck pig.
Put pin into meit begin to look like
that"
81 should like" said the professor, re
covering little, 70 see the paper again.
May | take it away and keep it,"
Certainly" Herr Pauus replied.
"Where is it Who has got the paper 2"
Wonderful to relate, nobody hadlt. Z he
paper had vanished. Some. there were who
thought that the Rev. Benjamin Ridge
had taken it for literary purposes, but he
declared that he had done no more than
read the title and the date, like the rest.
Others, again thought that Mr.. En-
manuel Chick might have slipped it into
his pocket in order 10 hide the evidence of
Sunarior skin hut ne denied the pharga